Wood Haulers - show us your woods rig.

[Cameljoe73]

I use my heavy duty dually diesel, with a dump box. :biggrinbounce2:

 

[Cameljoe73]

when that one ain't big enough, I use this one

 

[AOD]

My buddy's rig which we use to haul almost all of our wood. We've hauled many, many cords on that old truck.

 

[rx7145]

Here is my set up. Between the truck and trailer I can haul two cord.

 

[dsm382]

You'd be surpised how much wood you can haul with an old Wheel Horse and a 10 cube cart. It's not the flashiest way of doing it but wheel weights,
V bar tires, chains and an 8 speed tranny with low range will pretty much get you where you have to go regardless of terrain.
And not to mention the cast iron Kohler engine is probably one of the worlds greatest inventions. And I can run this thing for days on a gallon of gas.

LOVE the wheel horse, i agree, that 8hp Kohler runs smoooooooth and great.. and forever...and when it's dry out i can haul a heck of alot..


you guys all have some really nice setup for hauling, my plan is a 1ton diesel once i get caught up around here (yeah, right)

the real wood hauler

the wife's nice wood hauler

My 'ole chevy with a small load reloacting to house. it has gone Higher the bed is almost full also... try doing that to a Tundra Tail gate

 

[Four Paws]

Josh, could you provide us a price for your new truck?

I couldn't have bought the winch new for what I paid for the whole outfit...and depending where you shop, it was cheaper than a new MS880. 6 matching tires with excellent tread, and 2 Optima red-top batteries.

 

[Vangellis]

Homeownwer hauling.

Simplicity Conquest and 12.5 LTH

A vid coming uphill in the woods.



Finishing the ride out of the woods to the field.






Kevin

 

[Madsaw]

Here is a pic of my wood hauler. 1991 F250 7.3 IH diesel with E4OD trans 4wd with 4.10 gears. Slight mods to it too. 3" exhaust from the Y back no muffler, IP timing advanced and IP turned up 10 %. K&N filter with the soup bowl removed. Once I get done with converting it from the junk E4OD it will use a 4 spd with 3.53 gears under it. It does some heavy pulling so the low gear trans will make up for the high geared axles. The load in the pic is green burr oak.
By the way most confuse the 6.2 GM engine with the earlier 5.7 diesel. The 6.2 will last forever. Only issue I ever heard was when the thrust bearing gets wore. This causes it to kill the front pump in the auto trans. I had a 84 with 276,000 on it. Never used more then a quart between changes. ( every 4000miles)
Bob

 

[dsm382]

Homeownwer hauling.

Simplicity Conquest and 12.5 LTH

nice vids..
if ya put some chains on those turf tires and you will notice a BIG differance....

Here is a pic of my wood hauler. 1991 F250 7.3 IH diesel with E4OD trans 4wd with 4.10 gears. Bob

nice load, ya need some sides, not loaded enough, i can still see the top of the tires

 

[wanab]

looks like you did good Josh,

the caveat is the 6.2 but seeing how you got a spare!





i would hang on to a spare tranny too.

 

[Modifiedmark]

Well, I have been wanting a decent outfit to use for 'work' - something heavy duty, something 4 wheel drive, something with at least an extended cab to haul saws, gear, friends & family, something that isn't totally beat to $hit and something cheap - all those things combined is quite hard to find. All this is in an effort to not beat up the Cowboy Cadillac too much and keep it nice for road trips, family camping/vacation, long distance hauling, etc.

I actually went to look at a 76 F-250 this morning and while cruising the lot, my lovely wife exclaimed with enthusiasm "Josh, look at that Chevy". She is pretty in tune with my taste, and found just what WE were looking for.

1988 Chevy 1-ton Crew Cab, 4x4, 6.2L diesel. This truck is clean as can be - not a bit of rust to be found. Dana 60 front, Corporate 14 Bolt rear with limited slip, 4.10 gears. Best of all, it came with a 8274 Warn winch. All it needs is a good cleaning, a tune-up, fluid change for good measure, and a set of sides to actually put a load on her.

What do you guys think?

I had the 2wd GMC version of that truck years ago with the same 6.2, 4spd 4.10's.

You can haul alot with that truck. The 6.2 is ok.... Good on fuel but pretty guttless taking off. Pulls pretty good though once you get to highway speeds.

Thing is though that 6.2 wont start on the 4th of July if the glow plugs are not working.

I think you done well for your purpose.

 

[Modifiedmark]

Heres what I use now a days. I can put 2 cord on the trailer.

 

[Madsaw]

The only thing I found I needed to do to keep the 6.2 running was good batteries. A pair of 1000 ampers keeps the starter working good and makes fast starts. Also keepthe glow plugs in good order. A ohm meter is a good check for these. simple and easy to keep it starting great. If this truck has a manual in it you will never have a issue. Just the 700R4 was a pain.
Bob

 

[Former Saw Builder]

Big Red

Twin to my mother-in-laws big red... One of these old girls stepped on one of my brothers 044s ouch still have it in a box in the shop. Seen it's better days.

 

[Peacock]

looks like you did good Josh,

the caveat is the 6.2 but seeing how you got a spare!





i would hang on to a spare tranny too.

If it's got a SM465 he'll never need a spare transmission. Best truck 4 speed ever.

That's what I've got here in mine.

 

[Ole Farmerbuck]

The only thing I found I needed to do to keep the 6.2 running was good batteries. A pair of 1000 ampers keeps the starter working good and makes fast starts. Also keepthe glow plugs in good order. A ohm meter is a good check for these. simple and easy to keep it starting great. If this truck has a manual in it you will never have a issue. Just the 700R4 was a pain.
Bob

+1 on the 1000 amp batteries. On the glow plugs we just use a test light. Hook test light on + side of battery and unplug glow plug, touch glow plug end and if test light doesnt light up, its bad. We put many many miles on our 1990 before we put a 6.5 in it. We still have it and use it. Odometer quit working before 2 years were up at 73,000 miles. Hate to guess how many miles are on it now!

 

[chainsaw1]

I like that, not even squating 1 bit. Josh, could you provide us a price for your new truck?

No squating for me, put airbags on with inside controls on my 1 ton Diesel wit the Banks Big Hoss kit and everything else Banks made for my truck (power pda inside ) I do have a 8X15 trialer (that i bought from my boss for $100 the trailer is atleast worth $1500 so i got a good deal on something,) with 3 1/2 foot sides on it now to do my hauling holds 3 cord at a time but takes forever to fill it up, eventualy i want to sell the trailer i have now and get one of those fancey dump trailers, than when i get it home i just have to hire a neibhorhood kid to stack it.

 

[AOD]

Nice trucks guys! I can see there are many fans of the older Chevys. The funny thing is a loaded full size truck with a v-8 nowdays gets just as bad of mileage as a truck did 30 some years ago, so there is really no real incentive to getting a new truck to beat up. Although I will admit, riding in my dads '74 Chevy 1-ton for 7 hours going to deer camp was not a comfortable experience.

 

[sloch24]

Not your ordinary half ton..

2001 Dodge 1/2 Ton 4x4 5.9l V8 4.10 Gears

Mods:
Linex Bed Liner
Firestone Ride-Rite 5000lb Air Springs (With independent inside controls)
Heavy Duty Load E rated Bridgestone Dueler Revo Tires
B&W Turnover Gooseneck Hitch w/5th Wheel Companion (To pull the Camper)


Load of Maple:
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Mostly Oak:
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[epicklein22]

I couldn't have bought the winch new for what I paid for the whole outfit...and depending where you shop, it was cheaper than a new MS880. 6 matching tires with excellent tread, and 2 Optima red-top batteries.

Sounds good to me. Having no rust blows my mind.